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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 343 - The Political Economy of Black America

3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded or pass/fail
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course studies the economic, political and sociological status of African-Americans and competing explanations for the persistence of differences in unemployment, income, wealth and poverty between African-Americans and white Americans. Explanations explored include “scientific” explanations that are biological and sociological in origin; “popular” explanations derived from responses to national opinion polls on white and black racial attitudes and cultural practices; and “race-biased” explanations drawn from evidence proffered by heterodox analysts of the existence and persistence of pervasive racial discrimination in economic, political and social life.

Course Attribute(s):
Distribution Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences | Diversity Area: United States

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ECON 100 or ECON 101 .



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